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Whitley Bay: Industry

Location Type: Electoral Wards/Divisions, ONS Geographic Code: E05001134

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Key Facts

All Residents 9,363
Male 4,583
Female 4,781
Households 4,073
Population Density (people/km2) 5,863.1
Table Codets060
Issued2022-12-08
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options88

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in England and Wales by industry. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Classifies people aged 16 years and over who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021 by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code that represents their current industry or business.

The SIC code is assigned based on the information provided about a firm or organisation’s main activity.

Industry (current): Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census 4,607
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 5
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
02 Forestry and logging 0
03 Fishing and aquaculture 3
B: Mining and quarrying 15
05 Mining of coal and lignite 0
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 15
07 Mining of metal ores 0
08 Other mining and quarrying 0
09 Mining support service activities 0
C: Manufacturing 248
10 Manufacture of food products 28
11 Manufacture of beverages 9
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 0
13 Manufacture of textiles 6
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 0
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 2
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 4
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 20
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 28
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 4
24 Manufacture of basic metals 7
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 11
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 5
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 9
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 17
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
31 Manufacture of furniture 2
32 Other Manufacturing 46
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 0
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 33
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 33
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 15
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 8
37 Sewerage 0
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 7
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 0
F: Construction 229
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 229
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 421
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 334
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 17
H: Transport and storage 139
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 81
50 Water transport 6
51 Air transport 12
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 19
53 Postal and courier activities 21
I: Accommodation and food service activities 239
55 Accommodation 24
56 Food and beverage service activities 215
J: Information and communication 287
58 Publishing activities 20
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 15
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 11
61 Telecommunications 48
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 188
63 Information service activities 5
K: Financial and insurance activities 139
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 84
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 24
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 31
L: Real estate activities 48
68 Real estate activities 48
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 306
69 Legal and accounting activities 100
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 38
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 79
72 Scientific research and development 20
73 Advertising and market research 25
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 37
75 Veterinary activities 7
N: Administrative and support service activities 158
77 Rental and leasing activities 6
78 Employment activities 39
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 18
80 Security and investigation activities 12
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 50
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 445
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 445
P: Education 821
85 Education 821
Q: Human health and social work activities 807
86 Human health activities 540
87 Residential care activities 43
88 Social work activities without accommodation 224
R, S, T, U Other 252
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 89
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 14
92 Gambling and betting activities 15
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 42
94 Activities of membership organisations 25
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 6
96 Other personal service activities 59
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 1
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 1

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